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Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Deliver strategic HR leadership for client groups with domestic and international employees, ensuring alignment with business needs. Proactively develop, direct, and implement HR programs across all employee levels including performance development, compensation, workforce planning, diversity, succession planning, talent strategy, and employee relations. • Manage $12M annual compensation budget for 3500+ employees.• Developed and implemented Compensation Reward Program. Tracked $9M budgets and spending annually. • Conceived, developed, and implemented HRBP ‘Bat Channel’ initiative, creating a platform for HR Business Partners to share knowledge and best practices globally. • Facilitate Succession Planning and Talent Strategy efforts for all employee levels. Developed and implemented a ‘bench strength build’ model to grow talent within the organization. • Founding member of HR Diversity, Inclusion, & Equity collaboration team. • Comfortable interacting with all employee levels. Regularly present to Senior Client Leadership on HR issues status and strategic initiatives.

Led highly collaborative Human Resources team of 12 providing strategic HR leadership and day-to-day HR management for global IT company. Successfully drove innovative HR initiatives that aligned with corporate goals and objectives befitting the world’s first cloud computing company. • Built and maintained partnerships to foster trust and accountability with all levels of management. • Managed all merger and acquisition HR responsibilities including USi integration into AT&T • Developed and implemented global electronic compensation tool with dynamic interface and access controls to more effectively manage year-end salary and bonus changes.• Instrumental in establishing USinternetworking as a Computerworld “Best Place to Work in IT” for two consecutive years.

Managed firm-wide human resources programs and initiatives for this 170-person trade association. Responsible for employee relations, organizational development, recruiting and retention, performance management, career development, coaching, employee communications and compensation. • Partnered with senior leadership and group managers to advise and provide insight on human resources issues impacting business strategy and effectiveness. • Instrumental in establishing Mortgage Bankers Association as an Employer of Choice. Led application and review process to be recognized in Washingtonian Magazine’s Great Places to Work program. • Managed full-cycle recruiting process for all levels of management. Established innovative recruiting measures that realized a 30% savings in one year. An additional 20% savings was realized in the subsequent year.

Led full spectrum of human resources, administration, and strategic planning for US Tax Practice. Developed, aligned, and implemented human resources and administration programs for more than 1000 Partners and staff in 80 locations throughout US. • Pioneered and implemented Leadership Development program for management staff. • Supervised more than 60 employees, including workflow management, performance evaluations, coaching and mentoring. • Developed and implemented new job descriptions for support staff, affecting nearly 400 employees. Conducted extensive needs assessments, job evaluation and equity analysis to determine appropriate levels and roles.

Managed all operations and administration functions for this financial publishing division of multi-national organization, including corporate and employee programs, training, real estate requirements, lease negotiations, safety and security. Managed a budget of $5M and supervised staff in seven national locations. Planned, managed, and implemented all construction, renovation, and move projects, including build-out and relocation to 220,000 sq. ft. corporate headquarters.

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Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism